Community Based Vasectomy Service

Service Quality and Performance ReportApril 2017 – March 2018

Introduction

The service is provided by Dr Martin White, GPwSI in general surgery, from Maryport Community Hospital, London Road Community Clinic, Carlisle, Keswick Hospital and Captain French Surgery, Kendal.

Dr Matthieu Bordenave, a consultant urologist from NCUHT also holds a monthly clinic. The service is indirectly bookable via Choose and Book and can be found under the speciality Urology with the clinic type GPwSI.

All patients are sent a comprehensive information leaflet prior to their procedure and directed to our website for further information including a video of the operation.

The average waiting time from referral to operation is 6 weeks

All patients were operated on within 18 weeks of referral.

Activity

501 Patients had a vasectomy performed between April 2017 and March 2018 using the no-scalpel vasectomy technique.

11 Patients did not turn up for their appointment or decided against the procedure on the day.

There is a 16 week delay before the 1st sample is sent for processing so the results are only available to the end of January.

Of the 424 patients who have submitted samples so far:

60% of patients have been confirmed sterile on one or more samples.

8% of patients had occasional sperm identified on initial analysis.

0.2% of patients have failed to give a sample so unable to provide clearance.

40% of the total patients have yet to submit samples.

All patients are instructed verbally and in writing, to submit a semen specimen 16 weeks post vasectomy and additional samples at monthly intervals, until no sperm is identified on analysis. Patients are supplied with the appropriate containers and lab forms and are asked to post their samples in the stamped addressed envelopes provided.